B.C. residents urged to prepare for potential wildfire-related evacuations
Fire crews say 1,398 wildfires burned 886,410 hectares last season and urge families to plan for rapid departures.
- Firefighters are urging residents to prepare for possible evacuation orders and alerts during the coming wildfire season. Robert Banks, chief of the Princeton Fire Department, emphasized that residents must remain ready throughout the year, noting recent fires have been close to the community.
- During the summer of 2025, evacuation alerts were issued near the Princeton Golf Club due to the August Creek wildfire. Overall, 30 communities faced evacuation orders that year, with 2,670 people displaced across the region.
- Banks advised families to plan in advance, explaining that evacuation alerts serve as pre-warnings while orders require immediate action. He urged residents to keep vehicles fuelled, cautioning, "If we lose power, there's no fuel to be had."
- Moderate drought conditions exist in the Kamloops Fire Centre and western parts of the Cariboo Fire Centre. Record-low snow in valley bottoms increases the likelihood of early-season grass fires in interior valleys.
- In the 2025 to 2026 season, 1,398 wildfires destroyed 886,410 hectares across the province. With past flooding and wildfires causing widespread disruptions, officials stress that preparedness remains essential for people to mitigate future emergencies.
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Firefighters are urging people to prepare for possible evacuation orders and alerts during the coming wildfire season. In recent years, evacuation alerts and orders have been issued across the province as a result of flooding and wildfires. Robert Banks, chief of the Princeton Fire Department, said people need to be prepared throughout the year. He said some recent fires have been close to the community. In addition, atmospheric river events in …
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Firefighters are urging people to prepare for possible evacuation orders and alerts during the coming wildfire season. In recent years, evacuation alerts and orders have been issued across the province as a result of flooding and wildfires. Robert Banks, chief of the Princeton Fire Department, said people need to be prepared throughout the year. He said some recent fires have been close to the community. In addition, atmospheric river events in …
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Firefighters are urging people to prepare for possible evacuation orders and alerts during the coming wildfire season. In recent years, evacuation alerts and orders have been issued across the province as a result of flooding and wildfires. Robert Banks, chief of the Princeton Fire Department, said people need to be prepared throughout the year. He said some recent fires have been close to the community. In addition, atmospheric river events in …
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B.C. residents urged to prepare for potential wildfire-related evacuations
Firefighters are urging people to prepare for possible evacuation orders and alerts during the coming wildfire season. In recent years, evacuation alerts and orders have been issued across the province as a result of flooding and wildfires. Robert Banks, chief of the Princeton Fire Department, said people need to be prepared throughout the year. He said some recent fires have been close to the community. In addition, atmospheric river events in …
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